Moved to an easier dictionary and added invalid word guesses back

Also added a spinner

cmd/prep-words/main.go

@@ -23,13 +23,11 @@ const maxWordLength = 7
 
 var validWordRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-z]+$`)
 
-type wordList struct {
+type dataStruct struct {
-	Words map[int][]string `json:"words"`
+	VersionID      string           `json:"versionId"`
-}
+	GuessWords     map[int][]string `json:"guessWords"`
-
+	OtherWords     map[int][]string `json:"otherWords"`
-type shufflePattern struct {
+	ShufflePattern map[int][]int    `json:"shufflePattern"`
-	ID    string        `json:"id"`
-	Index map[int][]int `json:"index"`
 }
 
 func main() {
@@ -39,49 +37,52 @@ func main() {
 
 	r := rand.New(rand.NewPCG(uint64(time.Now().UnixNano()), uint64(time.Now().UnixNano())))
 
-	words := wordList{
+	data := dataStruct{
-		Words: make(map[int][]string),
+		VersionID:      gonanoid.MustID(12),
+		GuessWords:     make(map[int][]string),
+		OtherWords:     make(map[int][]string),
+		ShufflePattern: make(map[int][]int),
 	}
 
-	wordSet := make(map[string]bool)
+	guessWords := make(map[string]bool)
-	if err := scanSuitableWords(*dictFile, func(word string) {
+	otherWords := make(map[string]bool)
+
+	if err := scanSuitableWords(*dictFile, func(easy bool, word string) {
 		w := strings.TrimSpace(word)
 		if !validWordRegex.MatchString(w) {
 			return
 		}
 
 		if len(w) >= 4 && len(w) <= maxWordLength {
-			wordSet[word] = true
+			if easy {
+				guessWords[word] = true
+			} else {
+				otherWords[word] = true
+			}
 		}
 	}); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	for w := range wordSet {
+	for w := range guessWords {
-		words.Words[len(w)] = append(words.Words[len(w)], w)
+		data.GuessWords[len(w)] = append(data.GuessWords[len(w)], w)
+	}
+	for w := range otherWords {
+		data.OtherWords[len(w)] = append(data.OtherWords[len(w)], w)
 	}
 
-	for k, word := range words.Words {
+	for k, word := range data.GuessWords {
-		log.Printf("Found %d words of length %v", len(word), k)
+		log.Printf("Found %d guess words of length %v", len(word), k)
+		sort.Strings(word)
+	}
+	for k, word := range data.OtherWords {
+		log.Printf("Found %d other words of length %v", len(word), k)
 		sort.Strings(word)
 	}
 
-	var wordData bytes.Buffer
+	for k := range data.GuessWords {
-	if err := json.NewEncoder(&wordData).Encode(words); err != nil {
+		pattern := make([]int, len(data.GuessWords[k]))
-		log.Fatal(err)
+		for i := range data.GuessWords[k] {
-	}
-	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(*outDir, "words.json"), wordData.Bytes(), 0644); err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	// Generate a shuffle pattern
-	shp := shufflePattern{
-		ID:    gonanoid.MustID(12),
-		Index: make(map[int][]int),
-	}
-	for k := range words.Words {
-		pattern := make([]int, len(words.Words[k]))
-		for i := range words.Words[k] {
 			pattern[i] = i
 		}
 
@@ -92,19 +93,19 @@ func main() {
 		}
 
 		// TODO: shuffle
-		shp.Index[k] = pattern
+		data.ShufflePattern[k] = pattern
 	}
 
-	var patternData bytes.Buffer
+	var wordData bytes.Buffer
-	if err := json.NewEncoder(&patternData).Encode(shp); err != nil {
+	if err := json.NewEncoder(&wordData).Encode(data); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(*outDir, "shuffle_pattern.json"), patternData.Bytes(), 0644); err != nil {
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(*outDir, "data.json"), wordData.Bytes(), 0644); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
 
-func scanSuitableWords(dictDir string, withWord func(word string)) error {
+func scanSuitableWords(dictDir string, withWord func(easy bool, word string)) error {
 	if err := scanSuitableWordsFromWordListHTML(filepath.Join(dictDir, "oxford-word-list.htm"), withWord); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ func scanSuitableWords(dictDir string, withWord func(word string)) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func scanSuitableWordsFromWordListHTML(dictFile string, withWord func(word string)) error {
+func scanSuitableWordsFromWordListHTML(dictFile string, withWord func(easy bool, word string)) error {
 	f, err := os.Open(dictFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -133,12 +134,12 @@ func scanSuitableWordsFromWordListHTML(dictFile string, withWord func(word strin
 	}
 
 	dom.Find("table.t tbody tr td.t:nth-child(2)").Each(func(i int, s *goquery.Selection) {
-		withWord(s.Text())
+		withWord(true, s.Text())
 	})
 	return nil
 }
 
-func scanSuitableWordsFromOxford3000(dictFile string, withWord func(word string)) error {
+func scanSuitableWordsFromOxford3000(dictFile string, withWord func(easy bool, word string)) error {
 	f, err := os.Open(dictFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -147,20 +148,20 @@ func scanSuitableWordsFromOxford3000(dictFile string, withWord func(word string)
 
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(f)
 	for scanner.Scan() {
-		withWord(scanner.Text())
+		withWord(true, scanner.Text())
 	}
 
 	return scanner.Err()
 }
 
-func scanSuitableWordsFromEnGB(dictFile, affFile string, withWord func(word string)) error {
+func scanSuitableWordsFromEnGB(dictFile, affFile string, withWord func(easy bool, word string)) error {
 	words, err := script.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("unmunch '%v' '%v'", dictFile, affFile)).String()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	for _, word := range strings.Split(words, "\n") {
-		withWord(word)
+		withWord(false, word)
 	}
 	return nil
 }

site/assets/scripts/controllers/playfield.js

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { WordSource } from "../models/words.js";
 
 
 export default class extends Controller {
-  static targets = ["row", "playfield", "topMessage", "nextPuzzleButtons"];
+  static targets = ["row", "playfield", "topMessage", "nextPuzzleButtons", "loader"];
   static outlets = ["overlay"];
 
   async connect() {
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ export default class extends Controller {
     await this._gameController.start();
 
     this._buildPlayfield();
+
+    this.loaderTarget.classList.add("hide");
   }
 
   tappedKey(key) {
@@ -109,11 +111,16 @@ export default class extends Controller {
 
   async loadNextPuzzle(ev) {
     ev.preventDefault();
+
+    this.loaderTarget.classList.remove("hide");
+
     if (await this._gameController.nextWord()) {
       this._buildPlayfield();
     } else {
       this.overlayOutlet.showMessage("No more words available.");
     }
+
+    this.loaderTarget.classList.add("hide");
   }
 
  _showWin() {

site/assets/scripts/models/gamecontroller.js

@@ -149,6 +149,18 @@ export class GameController {
     let misses = {};
     let hits = {};
 
+    if (!this._wordSource.isWord(guess)) {
+      hits = {};
+      for (let i = 0; i < guess.length; i++) {
+        hits[guess[i]] = MARKERS.ATTEMPTED;
+      }
+
+      return {
+        hits: hits,
+        guessResult: GUESS_RESULT.FOUL,
+      };
+    }
+
     for (let i = 0; i < guess.length; i++) {
       if (guess[i] == this._currentWord[i]) {
         markers[i] = MARKERS.RIGHT_POS;

site/assets/scripts/models/words.js

@@ -19,38 +19,38 @@ function binSearch(list, word) {
 
 export class WordSource {
     constructor() {
+        this._dataVersion = null;
         this._wordData = null;
+        this._otherWords = null;
         this._pattern = null;
-        // this._currentWord = null;
-        // this._progressionState=
     }
 
     isWord(word) {
-        let list = this._wordData.words[word.length.toString()];
+        if (!this._wordData || !this._otherWords) {
-        if (!list) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        return binSearch(list, word);
+        return binSearch(this._wordData[word.length.toString()], word) ||
+            binSearch(this._otherWords[word.length.toString()], word);
     }
 
     async needToResetProgression(prog) {
         await this._fetchAllWordsIfNecessary();
-        return !prog || !prog.shuffleId || this._pattern.id !== prog.shuffleId;
+        return !prog || !prog.shuffleId || this._dataVersion !== prog.shuffleId;
     }
 
     async getPattenShuffleID() {
-        return this._pattern.id;
+        return this._dataVersion;
     }
     
     async getCurrentWord(prog) {
-        let words = await this._fetchAllWordsIfNecessary();
+        await this._fetchAllWordsIfNecessary();
 
         let wordLengthKey = prog.wordLength + "";
         let wordIndex = prog.wordIndex[wordLengthKey];
-        let idx = this._pattern.index[wordLengthKey][wordIndex];
+        let idx = this._pattern[wordLengthKey][wordIndex];
 
-        return words.words[wordLengthKey][idx];
+        return this._wordData[wordLengthKey][idx];
     }
     
     async _fetchAllWordsIfNecessary() {
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@ export class WordSource {
             return this._wordData;
         }
 
-        this._wordData = await (await fetch("/assets/data/words.json")).json();
+        let data = await (await fetch("/assets/data/data.json")).json();
-        this._pattern = await (await fetch("/assets/data/shuffle_pattern.json")).json();
+
-        return this._wordData;
+        this._dataVersion = data["versionId"];
+        this._wordData = data["guessWords"];
+        this._otherWords = data["otherWords"];
+        this._pattern = data["shufflePattern"];
     }
 }

site/assets/styles/main.css

@@ -217,4 +217,26 @@ div.overlay-message {
 
 .hide {
     display: none !important;
+}
+
+.loader {
+    margin-top: 6rem;
+
+    width: 48px;
+    height: 48px;
+    border: 5px solid #FFF;
+    border-bottom-color: var(--color-no-letter-bg);
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    display: inline-block;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    animation: rotation 1s linear infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes rotation {
+    0% {
+        transform: rotate(0deg);
+    }
+    100% {
+        transform: rotate(360deg);
+    }
 }

site/index.html

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
           <div data-playfield-target="topMessage">&nbsp;</div>
           <div data-playfield-target="playfield"></div>
 
+          <span data-playfield-target="loader" class="loader"></span>
+
           <div data-playfield-target="nextPuzzleButtons" class="hide">
             <button class="secondary" data-action="playfield#loadDef">Define</button>
             <button data-action="playfield#loadNextPuzzle">Next Puzzle</button>